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2017-18 State of Russian Ladies skating

NBCSN is doing this little intro of Medvedeva. I am really impressed with her level of English. It’s not that easy learning a second language and she has even less time wih training.
 
colormyworld240 said:
Nope, I'm with you too! Zagitova has much better jumps, correct edges, better spins, more flexibility, more difficult transitions. I also prefer her more subtle Don Quixote to Anna Karenina, but thats just preference. People may see that Evgenia should have an edge in PCS for her "maturity" even though that's not what PCS is based on. But the TES should separate Alina by putting her miles above Evgenia, especially if you compare element by element GOE. And no, Evgenia does not deserve gold more. The skater who is better that day will deserve it more. People of all ages compete in the Olympics when they meet the cut off. It's Alina's first season, and Evgenia has been winning for two, but that is not what makes one deserving of an Olympic title.
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I completely agree with you! It's about who is better at this single competition, not who was the best on average for the past three or two years
 
winky97 said:
NBCSN is doing this little intro of Medvedeva. I am really impressed with her level of English. It’s not that easy learning a second language and she has even less time wih training.
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You should listen to Jackie Wong's interview with Evgenia then! She was so charming and lovely there 😍
 
Resa said:
I completely agree with you! It's about who is better at this single competition, not who was the best on average for the past three or two years
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Although I think that it would be awesome to have a four-year-cycle three best skaters award where the best skaters from each quad get honored and do an impressive exhibition or so :love:
This would maybe also motivate skaters to stick around for a longer time period!
 
colormyworld240 said:
Nope, I'm with you too! Zagitova has much better jumps, correct edges, better spins, more flexibility, more difficult transitions. I also prefer her more subtle Don Quixote to Anna Karenina, but thats just preference. People may see that Evgenia should have an edge in PCS for her "maturity" even though that's not what PCS is based on. But the TES should separate Alina by putting her miles above Evgenia, especially if you compare element by element GOE. And no, Evgenia does not deserve gold more. The skater who is better that day will deserve it more. People of all ages compete in the Olympics when they meet the cut off. It's Alina's first season, and Evgenia has been winning for two, but that is not what makes one deserving of an Olympic title.
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I've preferred Alina all season, but both are great. I have watched her Team LP a few times (in the US it can be viewed at: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/alina-zagitova-handily-tops-field-team-free-skate). Tara mentions that she lands a lot of her jumps on the music, and that's true. But she does a lot more than that. She uses her arms and the rest of her body to accent the music; even her illusion spin entrance accents the music, and her final illusion spin is astonishingly on beat. She may not be over the top with her facial expressions, but she is clearly listening to, and feeling, the music. I know some have criticized her SS and her posture (which I think is fine because, although she is bent at the waist, her back is always flat), but I find her strengths more than make up for it and high marks are justified.
 
The BEST SP in Figure Skating history!
The BEST "Black Swan" U ever seen!
The BEST Prima!:bow:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAND The Best Audience! ))

Alina ZAGITOVA - SP EC 2018, Moscow (HQ Audio & Video)
https://youtu.be/clUtDgfLWYM

The BEST FP in Figure Skating history!
The BEST "Don Quixote" U ever seen!
The BEST Prima!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAND The Best Audience! ))

Alina ZAGITOVA - FP EC 2018, Moscow (HQ Audio & Video)
https://youtu.be/o1a9vYQ0bV0
TAT commentary:
https://youtu.be/olPm5ilJyR0
 
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